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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: What the actual hell is with this Bloomberg love? [View all]I_M_Blue_2
(91 posts)80. I wish people who need the Government voted for the Government
But they do not. Look at England and the huge Tory victory for a man as crazy as Trump is. This is what I fear.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Just shows you Bernie is surging and Joe is faltering... Feelin the Bern baby!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#127
Yes he has. If people are happy Bloom is in it to take votes from Bernie they will be disappointed.
Autumn
Feb 2020
#122
absolutely not - he is merely running a campaign focussing on trump.....
getagrip_already
Feb 2020
#71
In my circle of lifelong NY area Democrats, I don't know one Bernie supporter and...
Mars and Minerva
Feb 2020
#46
Well said...although you have to appreciate the help with guns and the mid terms.
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#160
To be honest, as long as its not a candidates debate I'd love to see that too.
Kentonio
Feb 2020
#20
So you don't even have that as an excuse for why you're now supporting a guy who endorsed Bush in 04
Kentonio
Feb 2020
#21
I will never support a guy who deigns to call himself a Democrat for only 8 months out of every four
stopbush
Feb 2020
#23
We have one job in this election. Beat trump. Nothing else matters. Bloomberg can, BS can't.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#17
No, dear. I won't stop with it. BS couldn't beat Hillary (cue the violins and the
Squinch
Feb 2020
#22
I seem to remember getting endless lectures about how Bernie couldn't win last time
Kentonio
Feb 2020
#29
Trump is just starting to use the Bernie is a communist/socialist crap This will really wind up his
Oppaloopa
Feb 2020
#30
A traffic cone might beat Trump. That doesn't mean it should be President.
RhodeIslandOne
Feb 2020
#114
I'm curious what your issue is with the other candidates not named Sanders. n/m
RhodeIslandOne
Feb 2020
#185
Overall, I don't feel they have the gravitas necessary to excite the electorate
stopbush
Feb 2020
#188
Hillary was establishment at a time people wanted to shake up the establishment
I_M_Blue_2
Feb 2020
#106
Your friends who are scared of Liz and Bernie really ought to do some reading to see what this
JudyM
Feb 2020
#72
Oh yeah, not me. It's not the money, it's the policies and the underlying values.
JudyM
Feb 2020
#164
Sanders follows the FDR model, regardless of nomenclature. Very simple and clear.
JudyM
Feb 2020
#110
Really? Sanders is a pro-capitalist, pro-trade, anti-protectionist, internationalist-interventionist
OneMoreCupOfCoffee
Feb 2020
#128
Sanders follows the examples of FDR and Dr. King. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
JudyM
Feb 2020
#139
No I think Biden can beat Trump and I hope he is the nominee...but Sander no...he
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#173
I don't like that Bloomberg endorsed Bush, but I like that Bernie called for Obama to be primaried
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#70
Plenty of Dems were upset at the administration's proposals to cut social security and leave shrub's
JudyM
Feb 2020
#107
I am not convinced people here really like him. Bloomberg is one of the least popular
Quixote1818
Feb 2020
#82
In my case, at least, you are completely wrong. I didn't vote to "stick it to Sanders even though
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#94
Aligning with greens is an alliance that could save the election if he's the candidate. We ignore
JudyM
Feb 2020
#108
No, aligning with the Greens is political suicide. It's time to stop catering to the petulant and
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#129
You don't think it would help us if the greens opposed us less? If they were able to make less
JudyM
Feb 2020
#136
They demonstrated unequivocally last time that they cannot be relied upon for support; pandering to
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#137
There was huge opposition last time, and a migration to them. That's what we need to learn from
JudyM
Feb 2020
#142
There are only 2 parties with any chance of winning the election for President
I_M_Blue_2
Feb 2020
#151
If we can't form an alliance, we can still have major climate action in our platform so that their
JudyM
Feb 2020
#162
Why is it a bad thing that Bloomberg is attacking Trump every day using his own money?
dalton99a
Feb 2020
#85
He would be an infinitely better president than Trump and would largely govern....
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2020
#88
It isn't "Bloomberg love" so much as skepticism about Sanders, as I explained in a reply in that
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#91
If the choice is between sanders who would be killed by trump and Bloomberg, I go with Bloomberg
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#104
I fear that a very weak candidate like sanders would kill down ballot candidates
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#175
Vote your heart in the primary, vote the party in the general. As a Bernie supporter, will you
chia
Feb 2020
#138
While I think Biden will do better than you estimate, your analysis is excellent
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#170